Merry-go-round, seesaw, and jogger-board attachment.



No. 707,555. Patented Aug. 26, I902.

W, W. CURTRIGHT.

MERRY-Gfl-ROUND, SEESAW, AND JOGGER BOARD ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Sept. 16, 1901.

(No Model.)

UN Tnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER TV. CURTRIGHT, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

MERRY-GO-ROUND, SEESAW, AND JOGGER-BOARD ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,555, dated August 26, 1902.

Application filed September 16, 1901. Serial No. 75,558. (No model.)

To all 7071 0717, 27. may concern:

Be it known that LWALTER W. CURTRIGH'L, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Iinprovement in a Combined Merry-Go-Round, Seesaw, and Jogger- Board Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved merry-goround, seesaw, and jogger-board, and has for its object to provide an arrangement in which any or all of the above forms of amusements may be employed either collectively or singly. In carrying out this object I arrange a stand having its upper end connected to an oval-shaped casting, over which fits a bracket to which the board is attached, the connection between the casting and bracket being so arranged as to permit of a reciprocating rotary or wavering movement of the board, and thereby allowing of the different forms of amusement as above set forth.

Another object of my invention is to provide the board with a bracket or stand for holding the board steady while the persons are being seated; and with these objects in view my invention consists in the peculiar construction and novel combination of parts, as will be fully described in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my ime provement, showing the bracket for steadying the board in its lowered position. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken centrally through the board and tripod. Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal section of the same, showing various positions of the board in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective view of one end of the board with the bracket opened and locked. Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the same with the bracket closed. Fig. 6 is an inverted view of the bracket to which the board is connected. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the spherical-shaped casting, and Fig. 8 is a detail view of the connecting-bolt.

In carrying out my invention I employ a supporting-stand A,which is preferably made in the form of a tripod, the legs A of which have their lower ends provided with lateral projections forming feet a, to firmly hold the stand in position. The upper ends of the said legs are connected, by screws or bolts a, to the downwardly-projecting portions 1) of a casting 13, whose body portion is made oval or spherical in shape and has an aperture produced centrally therein through which projects a bolt 0, that loosely holds a bracket D to the said casting. This bracket is made of a central circular body portion D, having a slot D therein, through which the bolt C passes, and from the outer edge of the body portion projects a series of outwardly and upwardly flaring arms D whose extreme ends terminate in flat outwardlyprojecting portions that form rests for supporting the board E, while the outer ends of these rests have finger portions (1, which engage or clamp the sides of the board and prevent any lateral movement thereof. The whole set of arms form a guide through which the board passes and through which the board may be pushed one way or the other to accommodate persons of various weights. The board is provided with hand-holes e c, that are arranged upon the upper side near the ends thereof, while upon the lower side, at one end, is hingediy held a supportingloracket F, whose outer end is provided with extensions F F, that are pivoted to a crossbar of the bracket and bear against shoulders ff, formed on the bracket when the said extensions are opened. A bail-shaped arm G is pivotally held to the bracket and has its outer or free end adapted for engagement with a slip H, held upon the lower side of the board. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 4 of the'drawings that when the bracket is opened the bracing-arm will rest under the clip, and by reason of having the said bracket arranged upon a slight angle the tendency of the bracket will be to close when a weight is placed on the board, but will be prevented from doing so by the bracing-arm G. Now after the persons have been seated upon the board the end carrying the. bracket is elevated slightly, which permits of the bracket being moved so that the bracing-arm can be released from the clip. The extensions are then folded together, as shown in Fig. 5,and the bracket swung up against the board and held in such position by a hook g, that engages a pin g on the said bracket, and in order to prevent the bracing-arm falling I arrange pins g on the side arms of the bracket which engage the said bracing-arm, as also shown in Fig. 5.

It will be readily seen that I provide a simple arrangement of parts by which the various amusements, as before stated, may be obtained, and by reason of having the slot formed in the bracket the board may be given a moving or jogging movement as well as a circular or vertical one.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination of an essentially sphericalshaped casting having arms projecting downwardly therefrom, and an aperture produced centrally therein, supporting-legs connected to the arms and having their lower ends terminating in lateral foot portion, a bracket having a slot produced centrally therein, arms projecting from the periphery of the said bracket and having their outer ends terminating in rest portions from which project finger portions that form guides, a board held upon the rests, and a bolt passing through the said slot in the bracket and engaging the aperture in the casting,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a spherical-shaped castinghaving an aperture arranged therein and downwardly projecting arms integrally formed upon the edges thereof, a spherical-shaped bracket fitting upon the casting and having a slot arranged therein,a bolt passing through the said slot and aperture, arms. projecting from the bracket and having their upper ends terminating in rest portions, a board held by the said arms and resting upon the rest portions, a bracket hinged to one end of the said board and having its lower end provided with shoulders, extensions pivoted to the bracket anda bail-shaped arm carried by the bracket and a clip arranged on the said board for holding the bracket in an open position, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a tripod-shaped stand, the legs of which are connected at their upper ends to depending arms of a casting, the upper surface of which is essentially sphericalshaped and provided with an aperture, a bracket having a recess formed therein to snugly fit over the spherical-shaped surface of the casting, and having a slot arranged therein, a bolt protruding through the aperture and slot for holding the said bracket to the stand, arms protruding from the bracket, and a board supported by the bracket-arms, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination of a tripod shaped stand, the legs of which are connected at their upper ends to a casting the upper surface of which is essentially spherical-shaped and provided with an aperture, a bracket having a recess to snugly fit the said casting and having a slot arranged therein, a bolt protruding through the said aperture and slot for holding the said bracket in position, arms protruding from the bracket and having guides formed at their upper ends, a board adapted to slide in the said guides and held thereby and means for holding the board in a steady position, substantially as shown and described.

- 5. In a supporting-bracket for a device of the kind described, the combination of a board, a bracket hinged thereto at one end and having its opposite or free end provided with shoulders, extensions pivoted to the said bracket and adapted to rest against the said shoulders when adjusted outwardly or extended, a bail connected to the bracket, a clip carried by the said board and adapted for engagement by the bail when the rest is extended or opened, and a hook for engagement with the bracket to hold it in a closed or folded position against the said board, substantially as shown and described.

WALTER W. OUR'IRIGHT.

Witnesses:

THos. A. MURRAY, J12, CHAS. S. J ONES. 

